Team Canada’s Pereira & Michaud sit third after pairs’ short program

Team Canada’s Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud sit third after the short program portion of the pairs figure skating competition at Milano Cortina 2026.

Skating to “Say You Love Me” by Jessie Ware, the pair posted a personal best score of 74.60, which put them in first place at the time—a position they stayed in entering the day’s final flight. The duo were the first Canadian pair to skate, going ninth in the 19-team field.

“We’re very proud. We’ve put in so much work and we...